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Medical negligence claims process can be “inhumane experience”
Making claims against the NHS can be “a difficult, and in some cases inhumane, experience”, with the worst cases seeing staff trying to “proactively cover up” errors and even fabricating medical records.
Lawyers back Raab decision to extend remote witnessing of wills
Lawyers have welcomed yesterday’s government’s decision to renew the temporary legislation allowing for the remote witnessing of wills for another two years.
Law firm that held deposits defeats claim over failed property development
Investors who lost money in a failed property development in Liverpool should sue their former solicitors rather than the law firm which held and paid out their deposits, the High Court has ruled.
The courts don’t care about us, criminal barristers say as strike looms
Only one in six criminal barristers say the judiciary make adequate allowance for their caring or childcare responsibilities, with many arguing that the interests of parties and counsel are the lowest priorities.
Pandemic has put “wind in sails” of recruitment, says listed law firm
Listed law firm consolidator Knights said today that the pandemic has added “wind to the sails” of its regional strategy as it unveiled strong results for the first half of its financial year.
Law firm’s prisoner charity doubles caseload in six months
A charity set up by a south-east London law firm to bring cases on behalf of prisoners which are no longer covered by legal aid has doubled its caseload in only six months.
Find another way to resolve dispute, High Court tells parties
The High Court has told parties to an intellectual property claim to find other ways to resolve their dispute in the light of the first three hearings all concerning costs and not the merits.
Pandemic turned Slater & Gordon profit into £20m loss
The pandemic hit Slater & Gordon hard, with a £12m profit turning into a £20m loss in 2020, newly published accounts have shown. Its turnover for the year fell 8.6% to £111m.
High Court strikes out law professor’s libel claims
The High Court has struck out libel claims made by a former Warwick University law professor against two fellow academics, an investigator and a law student.
S&G refunds £4,000 deduction in latest Checkmylegalfees clash
The latest battle between Slater & Gordon and Checkmylegalfees.com has seen the law firm refund £4,000 it deducted from a client’s damages where he was signed up to a CFA 97 seconds after receiving it.
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Your website is losing clients before they even pick up the phone
Your website visitor is likely already carrying stress before they arrive. If your site adds to it rather than relieves it, you have likely lost a prospective client.
The growing importance of higher limits in personal ATE
While the personal litigation market is undergoing a period of significant change as claims become more complex, much of the ATE insurance market has remained relatively static.
The profession can play a greater role in improving access to justice
In this, the third blog of my series, I focus on what lawyers in the UK can do to improve access to justice through greater professional stewardship.
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